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Ryley Hill, Scott Chapman, Kedar A. Phadke, Manuel Aravena, Melanie Archipley, Matthew L. N. Ashby, Matthieu Bethermin, Rebecca E. A. Canning, Anthony Gonzalez, Thomas R. Greve, Gayathri Gururajan, Christopher C. Hayward, Yashar Hezaveh, Sreevani Jarugula, Duncan MacIntyre, Daniel P. Marrone, Tim Miller, Douglas Rennehan, Cassie Reuter, Kaja M. Rotermund, Douglas Scott, Justin Spilker, Joaquin D. Vieira, George Wang, Axel Weiss
Summary: Through observations and analysis of the SPT2349-56 protocluster, we find that the galaxies in this system have stellar masses proportional to their high star formation rates, consistent with other protocluster galaxies and field submillimetre galaxies. Compared to field submillimetre galaxies, the galaxies in SPT2349-56 have, on average, lower molecular gas-to-stellar mass fractions and depletion time-scales. Furthermore, we observe that the stellar-mass function of SPT2349-56 has a similar shape to that of z = 1 galaxy clusters.
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Iris Breda, Jose M. Vilchez, Polychronis Papaderos, Leandro Cardoso, Ricardo O. Amorin, Antonio Arroyo-Polonio, Jorge Iglesias-Paramo, Carolina Kehrig, Enrique Perez-Montero
Summary: Extreme emission line galaxies (EELGs) are considered as local prototypes of early galaxies in the cosmic noon. Stellar properties of 414 EELGs were recovered using the spectral synthesis code FADO. Comparative analysis with the purely stellar code STARLIGHT and a sample of 697 normal star-forming galaxies was carried out. The study emphasizes the importance of considering nebular emission in spectral synthesis for accurate determination of the physical and evolutionary properties of EELGs.
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Choong Ling Liew-Cain, Daisuke Kawata, Patricia Sanchez-Blazquez, Ignacio Ferreras, Myrto Symeonidis
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Stefan Waterval, Sana Elgamal, Matteo Nori, Mario Pasquato, Andrea Maccio, Marvin Blank, Keri L. Dixon, Xi Kang, Tengiz Ibrayev
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
K. Hoffmann, C. Laigle, N. E. Chisari, P. Tallada-Crespi, R. Teyssier, Y. Dubois, J. Devriendt
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
T. Ruiz-Lara, C. Gallart, M. Monelli, T. K. Fritz, G. Battaglia, S. Cassisi, M. Luis Aznar, A. Russo Cabrera, I Rodriguez-Martin, J. J. Salazar-Gonzalez
Summary: Leo I is considered as one of the youngest dwarf spheroidals in the Local Group, and analysis of its extended star formation history has revealed complexities in its formation process, especially the possible interactions with other systems.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
T. Ruiz-Lara, C. Gallart, M. Monelli, T. K. Fritz, G. Battaglia, S. Cassisi, M. Luis Aznar, A. Russo Cabrera, I Rodriguez-Martin, J. J. Salazar-Gonzalez
Summary: Leo I is considered one of the youngest dwarf spheroidals in the Local Group, with a rich star formation history and recent perigalacticon passage that make it one of the most interesting nearby stellar systems. Analysis of deep photometric Hubble data reveals multiple star formation enhancements in Leo I, with the youngest and oldest stars potentially linked to early formation and recent perigalacticon passage. The presence of very metal-poor stars and speculation on a metal-poor population from a merging event suggest complex stellar evolution in Leo I.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
W. J. Pearson, L. Wang, S. Brough, B. W. Holwerda, A. M. Hopkins, J. Loveday
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Bahar Bidaran, Francesco La Barbera, Anna Pasquali, Reynier Peletier, Glenn van de Ven, Eva K. Grebel, Jesus Falcon-Barroso, Agnieszka Sybilska, Dimitri A. Gadotti, Lodovico Coccato
Summary: Using MUSE spectra, this study investigates the effect of pre-processing and accretion on a galaxy cluster on the integrated stellar population properties of dwarf early-type galaxies (dEs). The results show that the dEs in the Virgo cluster, which were accreted from a massive galaxy group, have different metallicity and alpha-to-iron ratio compared to dEs in the Virgo and Coma clusters with similar stellar mass and infall time. Evidence of recent star formation is also found in some of the dEs. These findings suggest that the stellar population properties of low-mass galaxies may be shaped by both pre-processing in galaxy groups and environmental processes during accretion onto a cluster.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kaitlyn Shin, Chun Ly, Matthew A. Malkan, Sangeeta Malhotra, Mithi de los Reyes, James E. Rhoads
Summary: Extragalactic studies have shown a tight relationship between galaxy stellar mass and star formation rate, which extends to galaxies with lower masses and varies at different redshifts. The star formation rate of low-mass galaxies may be systematically underestimated compared to far-UV measurements.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Michele Cappellari
Summary: This study introduces improvements to the ppxf method in measuring the kinematics, star formation history, and chemical composition of galaxies. The updated ppxf method shows more reliable estimates for stellar population mass and reveals relationships between galaxy age, metallicity, and stellar velocity dispersion. The comparison with different model assumptions demonstrates the importance of model comparisons in interpreting the results.
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Periklis Okalidis, Robert J. J. Grand, Robert M. Yates, Volker Springel
Summary: This study investigates the presence and importance of stellar migration in Milky-Way like disc galaxies through analyzing data from cosmological simulations. It finds that stellar migration has significant effects on the radial distribution of stellar age and metallicity, mainly observed in galaxies with weak bars and in the outer regions of the discs.
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Matias Bravo, Aaron S. G. Robotham, Claudia del P. Lagos, Luke J. M. Davies, Sabine Bellstedt, Jessica E. Thorne
Summary: Mapping the evolution of galaxy colours is fundamental to understand the processes involved in galaxy evolution. This study reconstructs the colour evolution of low-redshift galaxies and finds characteristics of the red and blue galaxy populations over cosmic time. The results suggest that a model with only two populations (blue and red) is favored, without evidence for a third 'green' population.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
C. Lopez-Sanjuan, H. Yuan, H. Vazquez Ramio, J. Varela, D. Cristobal-Hornillos, P. -E. Tremblay, A. Marin-Franch, A. J. Cenarro, A. Ederoclite, E. J. Alfaro, A. Alvarez-Candal, S. Daflon, A. Hernan-Caballero, C. Hernandez-Monteagudo, F. M. Jimenez-Esteban, V. M. Placco, E. Tempel, J. Alcaniz, R. E. Angulo, R. A. Dupke, M. Moles, L. Sodre
Summary: The study focuses on the photometric calibration for the J-PLUS second data release, which includes adjustments based on metallicity variations along the Milky Way. This systematic effect is more significant in bluer passbands, while the overall calibration precision reaches 1-2% and accuracy remains below 1%.
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Kalina Nedkova, Boris Haussler, Danilo Marchesini, Paola Dimauro, Gabriel Brammer, Paul Eigenthaler, Adina D. Feinstein, Henry C. Ferguson, Marc Huertas-Company, Evelyn J. Johnston, Erin Kado-Fong, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Ivo Labbe, Daniel Lange-Vagle, Nicholas S. Martis, Elizabeth J. McGrath, Adam Muzzin, Pascal Oesch, Yasna Ordenes-Briceno, Thomas Puzia, Heath Shipley, Brooke D. Simmons, Rosalind E. Skelton, Mauro Stefanon, Arjen van der Wel, Katherine E. Whitaker
Summary: This study extends the stellar mass-size relation to low stellar mass galaxies by combining data from the Hubble Frontier Fields and CANDELS surveys. The results show a specific relationship for star-forming galaxies across redshifts, while a more complex functional form is needed to describe the relation for quiescent galaxies.
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R. Neri, P. Cox, A. Omont, A. Beelen, S. Berta, T. Bakx, M. Lehnert, A. J. Baker, V. Buat, A. Cooray, H. Dannerbauer, L. Dunne, S. Dye, S. Eales, R. Gavazzi, A. I. Harris, C. N. Herrera, D. Hughes, R. Ivison, S. Jin, M. Krips, G. Lagache, L. Marchetti, H. Messias, M. Negrello, I. Perez-Fournon, D. A. Riechers, S. Serjeant, S. Urquhart, C. Vlahakis, A. Weiss, P. Van der Werf, C. Yang, A. J. Young
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Ting-Yun Cheng, Nan Li, Christopher J. Conselice, Alfonso Aragon-Salamanca, Simon Dye, Robert B. Metcalf
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
S. Berta, A. J. Young, P. Cox, R. Neri, B. M. Jones, A. J. Baker, A. Omont, L. Dunne, A. Carnero Rosell, L. Marchetti, M. Negrello, C. Yang, D. A. Riechers, H. Dannerbauer, I. Perez-Fournon, P. van der Werf, T. Bakx, R. J. Ivison, A. Beelen, V. Buat, A. Cooray, I. Cortzen, S. Dye, S. Eales, R. Gavazzi, A. I. Harris, C. N. Herrera, D. Hughes, S. Jin, M. Krips, G. Lagache, M. Lehnert, H. Messias, S. Serjeant, F. Stanley, S. Urquhart, C. Vlahakis, A. Weiss
Summary: By exploiting the sensitivity of the IRAM Northern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA) and processing large bandwidths, the study of the star forming galaxy H-ATLAS J131611.5 +281219 revealed important properties such as the morphology of molecular gas and dust. High angular resolution imaging provided insights into the molecular emission lines and dust continuum emission, with additional data from the Very Large Array and Hubble Space Telescope contributing to a better understanding of the galaxy's structure and dynamics.
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Jacob Maresca, Simon Dye, Nan Li
Summary: This study examines a method using a Convolutional Neural Network to analyze lens modeling and source reconstruction, showcasing a significant reduction in unphysical source reconstructions by reinitializing the models based on CNN predictions.
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Nan Li, Christoph Becker, Simon Dye
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of line-of-sight structures on time-delay measurements in strong lensing systems and concludes that lens modelling must incorporate multiple-lens planes to accurately infer H-0.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
James Pearson, Jacob Maresca, Nan Li, Simon Dye
Summary: The study trains a CNN to predict mass profile parameters of galaxy-galaxy gravitational lenses, with significantly lower errors compared to traditional methods, especially when incorporating uncertainties predicted by the CNN. Combining neural networks with conventional techniques can greatly improve accuracy and speed in automated modelling.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
S. Dye, S. A. Eales, H. L. Gomez, G. C. Jones, M. W. L. Smith, E. Borsato, A. Moss, L. Dunne, J. Maresca, A. Amvrosiadis, M. Negrello, L. Marchetti, E. M. Corsini, R. J. Ivison, G. J. Bendo, T. Bakx, A. Cooray, P. Cox, H. Dannerbauer, S. Serjeant, D. Riechers, P. Temi, C. Vlahakis
Summary: We have conducted the first spatially resolved investigation of the multiphase interstellar medium (ISM) at high redshift, revealing a rotationally-supported gas disc and evidence of a nearby perturber in a strongly lensed submillimeter galaxy. Our estimations suggest the existence of a high-mass reservoir of cool gas that might have been missed in previous studies. The conflict between our mass estimates and dynamical mass estimates in the literature could be due to lower gas-to-tracer ratios in high-redshift galaxies.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
S. A. Urquhart, G. J. Bendo, S. Serjeant, T. Bakx, M. Hagimoto, P. Cox, R. Neri, M. Lehnert, C. Sedgwick, C. Weiner, H. Dannerbauer, A. Amvrosiadis, P. Andreani, A. J. Baker, A. Beelen, S. Berta, E. Borsato, V Buat, K. M. Butler, A. Cooray, G. De Zotti, L. Dunne, S. Dye, S. Eales, A. Enia, L. Fan, R. Gavazzi, J. Gonzalez-Nuevo, A. Harris, C. N. Herrera, D. Hughes, D. Ismail, R. Ivison, S. Jin, B. Jones, K. Kohno, M. Krips, G. Lagache, L. Marchetti, M. Massardi, H. Messias, M. Negrello, A. Omont, I Perez-Fournon, D. A. Riechers, D. Scott, M. W. L. Smith, F. Stanley, Y. Tamura, P. Temi, C. Vlahakis, A. Weiss, P. van der Werf, A. Verma, C. Yang, A. J. Young
Summary: This study presents spectroscopic measurements for 71 galaxies associated with 62 of the brightest high-redshift submillimetre sources. They obtained reliable redshift measurements for all sources using ALMA and the 12-m Array, and found that the CO(1-0) luminosity is significantly elevated relative to the line-width to CO(1-0) luminosity scaling relation, suggesting the presence of lensing magnification.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Jacob Maresca, Simon Dye, Aristeidis Amvrosiadis, George Bendo, Asantha Cooray, Gianfranco De Zotti, Loretta Dunne, Stephen Eales, Cristina Furlanetto, Joaquin Gonzalez-Nuevo, Michael Greener, Robert Ivison, Andrea Lapi, Mattia Negrello, Dominik Riechers, Stephen Serjeant, Monica Tergolina, Julie Wardlow
Summary: In this paper, we present modelling of high-resolution imaging of seven strong gravitationally lensed galaxies using ALMA. By careful modelling of visibilities, we determine the mass profiles of the lensing galaxies and investigate the intrinsic properties and morphologies of the lensed submillimetre sources.
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M. J. Doherty, J. E. Geach, R. J. Ivison, K. M. Menten, A. M. Jacob, J. Forbrich, S. Dye
Summary: The detection of ground state rotational emission of ammonia in a gravitationally lensed star-bursting galaxy suggests that the gas responsible for NH3 emission is tracing the global molecular reservoir, with high density pockets. The ratio of NH3 emission to total infrared luminosity in this galaxy is comparable to that observed in star-forming regions in the Milky Way, indicating similarities in the nature of star formation between extreme starbursts in the early Universe and Galactic star-forming regions.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
F. Stanley, B. M. Jones, D. A. Riechers, C. Yang, S. Berta, P. Cox, T. J. L. C. Bakx, A. Cooray, H. Dannerbauer, S. Dye, D. H. Hughes, R. J. Ivison, S. Jin, M. Lehnert, R. Neri, A. Omont, P. van der Werf, A. Weiss
Summary: We conducted a survey of CO(1-0) emission in 14 infrared luminous dusty star-forming galaxies (DSFGs) at 2 < z < 4 using the NSF's JVLA. All sources were detected in (CO)-C-12(1-0), with an angular resolution of about 1''. We measured CO luminosities and molecular gas masses, and based on radiative transfer modeling, determined densities and temperatures of the molecular gas. In addition, we found a wide range of CO spectral line energy distributions (SLEDs) and revealed the importance of CO(1-0) observations in combination with higher -J transitions.
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J. E. Geach, E. Lopez-Rodriguez, M. J. Doherty, Jianhang Chen, R. J. Ivison, G. J. Bendo, S. Dye, K. E. K. Coppin
Summary: This study reports the detection of linearly polarized thermal emission from dust grains in a strongly lensed and intrinsically luminous galaxy that is forming stars at a rate more than 1,000 times that of the Milky Way. The observations support the presence of a 5-kiloparsec-scale ordered magnetic field with a strength of around 500 μG or lower, oriented parallel to the molecular gas disk, indicating the rapid formation of such structures in galaxies early in cosmic history.
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G. J. Bendo, S. A. Urquhart, S. Serjeant, T. Bakx, M. Hagimoto, P. Cox, R. Neri, M. D. Lehnert, H. Dannerbauer, A. Amvrosiadis, P. Andreani, A. J. Baker, A. Beelen, S. Berta, E. Borsato, V Buat, K. M. Butler, A. Cooray, G. De Zotti, L. Dunne, S. Dye, S. Eales, A. Enia, L. Fan, R. Gavazzi, J. Gonzalez-Nuevo, A. Harris, C. N. Herrera, D. H. Hughes, D. Ismail, B. M. Jones, K. Kohno, M. Krips, G. Lagache, L. Marchetti, M. Massardi, H. Messias, M. Negrello, A. Omont, I Perez-Fournon, D. A. Riechers, D. Scott, M. W. L. Smith, F. Stanley, Y. Tamura, P. Temi, P. van der Werf, A. Verma, C. Vlahakis, A. Weiss, C. Yang, A. J. Young
Summary: We present ALMA continuum images of 85 fields selected from Herschel observations. Most of the fields are expected to contain gravitationally lensed or hyperluminous infrared galaxies. We found that about half of the Herschel sources were resolved into multiple ALMA sources and the brightest Herschel sources corresponded to individual ALMA sources. The results suggest that the color temperatures of the sources do not vary significantly with redshift and the dust emissivity indices are largely consistent.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
M. J. Doherty, J. E. Geach, R. J. Ivison, S. Dye
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Jinyi Yang, Feige Wang, Xiaohui Fan, Xue-Bing Wu, Fuyan Bian, Eduardo Banados, Minghao Yue, Jan-Torge Schindler, Qian Yang, Linhua Jiang, Ian D. McGreer, Richard Green, Simon Dye
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